Some of her opponents have comparable Beyer Speed Figures and an edge in experience, but there seems little doubt that a gray filly named Lismore will be a clear-cut favorite Monday in the nominal feature at Gulfstream Park.
The two $100,000 stakes for 3-year-olds on the General George Handicap undercard at Laurel Park on Monday offer similar scenarios. Both races have a dominant local runner trying to cement his or her position atop the division and some New York shippers looking to steal away with the purse.
Bourbon Courage vanned to Laurel Park from Tampa Bay Downs last week. Zee Bros shipped in from Hot Springs, Ark., on Friday. Hopefully, they packed their warmest blankets because this weekend’s winter carnival at Laurel Park is living up to its name, with the temperature not expected to crack freezing Sunday or Monday.
Gary Stevens rode his 5,000th winner in North America in Friday’s fourth race at Santa Anita aboard Catch a Flight, a 5-year-old who may be on his way to important stakes in the coming weeks.
Notwithstanding a short field in the featured Hurricane Bertie at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, the late pick four offers a series of wide-open races, creating the potential for a nice payoff.
The late double at Santa Anita is a bit appealing to me, and I’ll take a shot at hitting it. The two races that make up the double are the Grade 2 Santa Maria and the Sweet Life Stakes.
I’m looking at three potential price horses on Saturday afternoon’s card at Gulfstream Park.
Daily Racing Form's special Midwest Stallions edition for 2014, featuring coverage of the market and profiles and statistics on leading Kentucky and regional sires. This page includes a free digital download of the complete edition.
When looking back on the year Tapit and his progeny had in 2014, the only problem is finding a place to start.
For all he has achieved at stud, there were a few accomplishments Giant’s Causeway had yet to check off his list. He was able to cross one off in 2014. Take Charge Brandi became the first Eclipse Award winner for her sire with a late-season surge to secure the divisional title as champion 2-year-old filly. Her efforts helped propel Giant’s Causeway, an 18-year-old Storm Cat horse based at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., atop the 2014 Kentucky juvenile earnings leader board
